A Christmas Tale

Section: French Shoals
Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin


Un conte de Noël
France, 2008

Dir.: Arnaud Desplechin
Scr.: Arnaud Desplechin, Emmanuel Bourdieu
Phot.: Eric Gautier
Ed.: Laurence Briaud
Music: Grégoire Hetzel
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Anne Consigny, Mathieu Amalric, Melvil Poupaud, Emmanuelle Devos
Format: 35 mm
Color
150 mins
Language: French voice, Hungarian voice over
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The Vuillards are a complicated family, touched by a tragedy. Years ago Abel and Junon had a child, who died of a genetic illness. Junon has discovered she is suffering from the same disease. Her only hope is to find a bone-marrow donor among the members of her family. The eldest child, Elizabeth, is a playwright, Henri is an alcoholic and the youngest Ivan is the most unaffected of them. At Christmas the family reunites – as they attempt to plan the future, their own private tragedies fester between them.

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